目的探讨止咳化痰类中药治疗小儿肺炎的疗效。方法治疗组采用西药和口服肺炎止咳糖浆 (炙麻黄、桔梗、生石膏、杏仁、枳壳等 )治疗小儿肺炎 60 0例与对照组对比。结果治疗组总有效率 98.3 3 % ,对照组总有效率为 96.2 7% ,无显著差异 (P>0 .0 5 )。但治疗组的病死率较对照组病死率明显降低 (P<0 .0 0 1 )。从本方法对本病具有较好的退热 ,止咳 ,止喘 ,化痰 ,促进肺部湿性罗音消失快的功效。 Objective To investigate the curative effect of cough and phlegm class medicine on children with pneumonia. Methods The treatment group was treated with western medicine and oral cough syrup (Sunburn yellow, Campanulaceae, gypsum, almonds, Citrus aurantium etc.) to treat 60 cases of pneumonia in children compared with the control group. Results The total effective rate was 98.3 3% in the treatment group and 96.2% in the control group, with no significant difference (P> 0.05). However, the mortality of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P <0.01). From the method of the disease has better antipyretic, cough, stop asthma, phlegm, and promote lung wet rales disappear fast effect.